"Church Parade" at Brighton. — A Blusterous Day by Robert Barnes, RWS. The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, Vol. 44 (19 July 1890): 48 cm high by 62 cm wide. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Commentary
With a satirical eye on the upper-middle-class denizens of the seaside resort of Brighton ("London-by-the-Sea") Barnes derisively terms the post-church service perambulation on the Marine Parade a "Church Parade." He satirizes the well-dressed bourgeoisie as they attempt to appear calm and in control (foreground) as those in the background are about to be engulfed by a gigantic wave.
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Bibliography
Barnes, Robert, RWS. "Church Parade" at Brighton. — A Blusterous Day. The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, Vol. 44 (19 July 1890).
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